Chase Cavanaugh

Reporter

Chase Cavanaugh first got on the air as a volunteer reader for Central Kentucky Radio Eye, a local news service for the visually impaired. He began reporting for WUKY in February 2012, after receiving his Master’s degree from the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.

Cavanaugh’s interest in politics, economics, and foreign affairs has deep roots. He grew up in a Foreign Service family living around the world, received his Bachelor’s degree in political science from Notre Dame, studied French at Middlebury, and spent a year in Paris at Sciences Po.

Nearly half the Council has been accounted for in reporter Chase Cavanaugh’s ongoing series. This week, he speaks with someone who has a history in city government, but has only recently returned to politics.